Sonor 2007/3007 has now been replaced by Select Force/Essential Force. Same thing basically except the Essential now has birch shells.

Yeah, those are midrange. The Tama Superstar is midrange, the Epic is midrange, Yamaha Stage Customs, Gretsch Catalina and some of the Pearl Visions. Some.


The Stage Custom is a brilliant set. If you can afford one, go for it. Or just take the Ludwig Epic HAHAHAHA!

The thing is, the Stage Custom is on the higher side of the midrange ones la, about 5k-ish I believe. But it is a a really good set.

REALLY? YES YES YES YES! The 70% one arh? I need to get some money quick.



On a side note, I'm going to offer drum lessons for the next month for beginners and starter players who want to focus on an aspect/style of playing that they want to improve. I'm also offering beginner guitar lessons! PM me if you're interested.

I'll be skipping it la. Got the cash, but sitting on it. Hopefully by year end can get a DW/Battlefield snare. HAHHAHAHA!

I dropped by. Nothing interesting. The only thing that I was remotely interested in buying was the Manhattan Jazz ride, but I decided against it. I went Midvalley la, what to do? xD No HHXplosion crash D:

I completely agree. It was the same thing with my HHX hats. I just wanted to find out when their sale was, so I could save up, and perhaps buy something in a couple months time or so; and they said it was the last day!

I sell Mapex.

But yeah, Guitar Collection.

Yes mate, I do. But I'm not sure if it is in stock. Which one do you want?

Its not in stock mate, sorry. :/ Actually, I just checked with my dealer, none of the MPXs are in stock at the moment.

Never tried the Falcon lorh HAHAHAHA! But then again, I'm not really a direct drive person. Never seen one in Msia before though. I have seen the Raptors though. But I think the Falcon has more top of the line features.

The Speedcobras are amazing I wish I had the cash for them. Actually, I do. :/ So whaddya think? That? Or go for a snare?

Hmm... No lah. I can still order wan actually from overseas. Its just that, especially for drums, it may end up costing a lot more than it is supposed to cost, especially if you want to buy something this cheap, as you will be paying about 1/3 of the price more, or even more than that.

For example, this MPX is about US$145. With shipping + taxes + handling, I expect the price to be close to RM800 - RM1000 lah, so in that case, in my opinion, might as well get a Black Panther from here, at about the same price. IMHO lah.



IC, again, it depends which model you're playing.

I use the Rolling Glide, which is extremely smooth, but at first you may not feel the "speed" of how it cuts through compared to the Power Glide. BUT in actual fact, it is possible to reach high speeds with both pedals; just a matter of personal taste. Portnoy used the Rolling Glide HAHAHAHA!

I've never tried the other one though. The Flexi Glide.

Shouldn't the Speedcobras be suitable for your needs then? (:

I'm using the Rolling Glides.

Hmm... bulk order, of course cheaper, yes. But longer wait times lah Either ways, the Black Panthers are (literally and figuratively) a class above the MPXs.

I think that is the Black Panther Blade, you're talking about. RM1088 in GC.

HEHEHEHE XD Saving up for a snare. I'll just stick to my ICs for now.

Hmm.. no stock usually means Msia no stock, but can get overseas lah.

Portnoy uses the SCs now But before that, he was using the Rolling Cobras for pretty much most of his DT work.

So, might as well go for BP mahh. Then not so necessary to upgrade later on.

Yep, I've played quite a few Gibraltar double pedals. Value for money if you're on a lower budget lah; relatively sturdy.

I'd definitely place it above most other low-end pedals, especially the ones that come stock with most low-mid range kits. Depends which one you take though But they're generally alright. Of course, nothing compared to the higher end stuff lah.

Gonna go check out the JS one lorh. Pork Pie? :?

I don't think they have been bringing in new stock for a while. Not sure, though. Can call and check

Hmm... I guess the Malaysian market isn't big enough to warrant bringing in a good quality smaller/boutique brand to market against the big 4 (Zildjian, Sabian, Meinl and Paiste). Even now, how often do you see Istanbul and other brands like that being used?

What brands do you think they ought to bring in? I think TRX would do alright.

But I really want to see Dream and UFIP in Malaysia someday

Anyway, the J Cymbals are made in the same factory as Stagg. So you're getting the same quality for about 30-50% off the price.

Same here. It sounds pretty good, actually.

Anyway, I might be getting a Sabian AA Medium Ride 20' in a trade with a forumer later today, but I already use an AAX 20' Stage Ride and a Paragon 22' ride, so I won't have much use for this.

Anyone interested in it?

Looking to sell it, or trade it for a crash+stand maybe?

RM750 for you

Nevermind xD Trade didn't go through. If I want to let go of my AAX or my Paragon though, I'll let you know.

I'm using an AAX 20' Stage Ride and a Zildjian 20' A Custom Mastersound at the moment. The A Custom, not so much, cause I love my Sabians I tend to use the 22' Paragon only in the studio. Heavy to carry around laaa. And I prefer my AAX tone for some reason. The bell on the Paragon is astounding though.

I don't think I got PM HAHAHAHA! Yepyep, kinda sorta.

Budget?

But yes, the Black Panther Brass one sounds pretty alright, for the price; no doubt it is 14'.
You could look at the Ludwig Black Magic, I think. It's 13 x7, I believe. And there's also the Yamaha Brass one. I forgot what it's called. xD

But for side snares (or even a tight main) for cheap, there's always the Pearl Brass Piccolo. Best cheap range I've ever played before. Even the Steel one isn't too shabby.